Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
GENERAL LOGAN.
The Dead Hero Laid to
Rest.
THE IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
The List of Distinguished Pail
BearerS-A Guard Placed
Over His Tomb.

Special to the Herald buthe Associated Press
Il WASHINGTON, December 81. - Th
sleet storm of last night, which thickl!
enameled the pavements, gave place thi
morning to heavy fog that was almos
a rainfall. Two inches of thawing snow
and ice, which covered the ground
made the marching and all outdoor ex
ercise thing to be dreaded. However
great crowds made their way from early
morning toward the Capitol to view tht
remains of
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
The time Of lying in state was toe
short to give opportunity for all to pas'
by. At eleven o'clock the doors were
closed to the general public, and, while
two ranks of Grand Army men filed OF
either side of the bier, the undertaken
closed the lid of the casket. A belatec
delegation of friends from Chicago ar
rived few minutes later, and the caske
was reopened to enable them to take 6
last look at the body. AT l2:lO the pail
bearers took their places and conveyed
the casket to the Senate chamber.
THE MoURNPUL CEREMONIES.
The hall of the Senate was tastefully,
though not elaborateiy draped and the
chair of the dead Senator, the second Of
l ~ - tho ntor uisIe
was covered with Grape. The clerk s
desk was almost hidden in bank OF
floral emblems, fanked on the right and
left respectively by huge banner of
white and an Immense representation OF
the Fifteenth army corps. Two or three
hundred chairs had been arranged in
rows for the accommodation Of those
who had been invited to do honor to the
deceased.
The Senators came in singly or in
pairs and took the seats assigned them
to the right of the presiding officers
desk, leaving the three front rows va
cant. At quarter before twelve, clad
in their silken robes of Office, entered
Chief Justice Waite and Associate JUS
tices Bradley. Gray, Field and Mat
thews, together with the officers of the
Supreme Court and took the seats as
signed them to the right of the presid.
ing officers desk. Behind them cams
the members o. the House of Repre-
sentatives headed by the officers Of that
body, and were conducted to their seats
in the rear chamber. The members of
the diplomatic corps, many of whom
came in dress.uniforms, were ush.
cred to seats upon the right and
behind them came the representatives
of the administration, Secretaries Bay.
ard, Endicott and Whitney, and Attor.
ney G eneral Garland, who were placed
in the front row upon the right. The
President was not able to be present,
and the chair assigned him was left va.
cant. The galleries were thoroughly
filled. The seats reserved for the fam
lily of the President were occupied by
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Vi
las, Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Lamont.
At IL o'clock, hush fell over the
assemblage, and as the procession OF
mourners entered the north door OF the
Chambers, every occupant of seat up
OH the floor, rose to his feet. Mrs.
Logan, heavily veiled, was supported
by her son, Major aud Mrs. Tucker,
and their son Logan Tucker. Cornell
ius and James V. Logan. brothers of
the General, Miss Andrews, the afii-
anced of John Logan, Jr., and Mary
Brady. cherished friend Of the family,
and for years member of the house
hold, com posed the rest of the mourn.
ing procession. They were ushered to
seats upon the left front. Following
the mourners came the funeral process
sion, headed by Rev. DR.. Newman, Off
ciating clergyman, Rev. DR.. Butler.
Chaplain of the Senate, Bishop An
drews, of the M. Z. Church, and Rev.
DR.. o. H. Tiffany, of Philadelphia.
The honorary pall-bearers were Gen.
eral Sherman, Roscoe Conkling, Senator
Stanford, Postmaster.Gs General Villas,
Gen. Lucius Fairchild, M. c. H. An.
drews, Col. Grant, DIR. Mcmillan and
Gen. John Black. They wore sashes of
black, with shoulder knots of. black and
white ribbons. They formed in two
lines as they came within the bar, be.
tween which passed the pall.bearers OF
the Grand Army men, bearing the
casket. The Congressional Committee
wore wide sashes of white. The honor
ary pall.bearers and committee were
conducted to seats on the left of the
center. Senator Sherman and Speaker
Carlisle occupied chairs at the Presi'
dents desk. The solemn services were
begun by the reading of the ninetielh
Psalm by Bishop Andrews, DIR. Butler
read as q burial service portion Of
fifteenth Corinthians, Prayer was Of
fered by DR.. Tiffany and the funera
sermon was delivered by DR.. Newman
TO THE TOMB.
At the close of the funeral grafton thu
be ,ediction was said, and then at thu
word of the occupant of the chair, th'
funeral procession reformed in assigned
order and filed out of the Senate cham
ber on the plaza. To the east of tn
Capitol were ranged the carriages which
were to bear the various COMMITTEES an(
invited guests to the cemetery. Behin'
these were the military organization!
which were to form an escort.
The casket was placed in the hearse
and the military came to "presen
arms" Then the invited guests wer
conducted to the carriages and heade
by the Marine band, playing dirges, tn
procession commenced its march to tn
burial ground.
At the head of the procession rod
Lieutenant. G General Phil A. Sheridan
| in his full uniform, covered by his mil
tary cloak, with one end thrown owe
his shoulder. He was followed by fou
members of his staff in line, and the
by q band of artillery, with muffie
and crape-covered guns, playing fl
. neral march. The guns and caisson
of the batteries moved in double lint
.. and the dismounted artillerymen, wit
! their red.lined cloaks thrown bacl
, marched in platoons as infantry. Th
marines were headed by their band an
the drum crops, and carried arms r.
versed, as did the militia organization
which came next. The colors of all {
the'organizations were furled and drape
in black, The Grand Army delegation